Milledgeville!

It was SOOO nice to get to sleep in Wednesday morning. After taking our time to greet the day we decided to check out the local coffee house. If you’re ever passing Milledgeville I highly recommend going out of your way to check out Black Bird Coffee House. We all found the downtown area to be really charming. Raed and Jason stumbled upon a peace monument that had something to do with the rotary club? They decided to hang out around it and enjoy the amazing weather. Well someone had complained that there were a few bums hanging around the monument and a police officer was sent out to deal with the situation. The first thing the officer noticed was Jason’s IVAW shirt. It just so happened that the officer was an Iraq war veteran! He also admitted to strongly disagreeing with the war and said he would join us if it weren’t for the political climate at his police department.
One exciting thing about this tour is the varied reaction people have to Jason’s IVAW shirt as it’s often the first thing folk’s notice when they see him. Goes to show the power of a shirt!
The crowd that came out for the Cost Of War talk was larger then most in the group expected. Raed and Jason did very well conveying their experience and perspective on the occupation in Iraq. At one point Raed realized that Jason had spent time patrolling the neighborhood he lived in. It was profound to witness this realization between these two, who had become fast friends over the past few days. We had to leave Milledgeville in a hurry to get back to Atlanta for an interview. We REALLY enjoyed our time with all the wonderful students we met in Milledgeville!!